PSP go to Attract New Developers

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New handheld will open itself up to new games.

By Martin Robinson

The PSP go will attract a new wave of games, with Sony providing incentives for new developers to produce smaller and more readily digestible games expected that capitalise on the console's network capabilities.

'I think beyond just PSP go if there was one thing that was a huge takeaway from our E3 press conference it was that an enormous renewed focus from the development community at large for the PSP format' said Sony Computer Entertainment Europe's President Andrew House in an interview with gamesindustry.biz, 'It spoke of innovation from a hardware stand point. People have gone back to the device and looked at it and seen it's got broader opportunities as an entertainment device.'

Sony has recently cut the cost of software development kits for the console by 80% in an aggressive move to attract more developers.

'As we move to a network device, as we move to consumers who are very aware of downloading content and accessing that over the internet as their primary source, that leads you down the path of seeing there's other development talent out there that we could probably tap into,' said House, 'So let's make the SDK more affordable and let's explore it.'